KYRGYZSTAN: World Bank helps to prevent bird flu
ANKARA, 16 Jan 2006 (IRIN)
The World Bank is to provide US $5 million assistance to Kyrgyzstan for the prevention of bird flu outbreaks in the country.
«We plan to use these funds in all areas, including, first of all, laboratory facilities, monitoring and training, public information and awareness raising,» Liudmila Shteinke, Kyrgyzstan’s chief sanitary inspector, said in a phone interview from the capital, Bishkek, on Monday.





